Joining batting pieces
#41
I sew Warm & Natural batting pieces together after overlapping the edges that will be sewn together and cut a straight line thru both pieces. I pin the entire seam by overlapping just enough to hold the pin with the sharp tip of the pins facing the needle. I use a three stitch zigzag stitch over the butted edges created after pulling the pins out just ahead of the needle. This makes a smooth join that cannot be detected by touch either before or after quilting. The draw-back to this method is that machine sewing batting pieces together creates ALOT of lint in the needle bar, feed dog and bobbin areas!
#42
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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For a long seam, I prevent any obvious seam showing on top by overlapping the two pieces of batting by about two inches. Then I use a rotary cutter to make a serpentine cut on the overlap. That leaves me with two large pieces butted up together and two long, narrow pieces of scrap.
To sew the two pieces together, I use quilting thread (40 wt) and a nice long straw needle. I use the Figure 8 (also called baseball) stitch to seam the two pieces together. This consists of putting the needle down a quarter to half inch from the edge of the batting on the right side, then coming up between the two pieces of batting. Then I put the needle down a quarter to half inch from the edge of the left side of the batting, then up between the two pieces of batting. Repeat. The stitch makes a Figure 8 shape and holds the two sides together firmly.
When I'm done, I can shake the piece of batting and no gaps appear along the seam. The batting acts like it was one single piece all along.
To sew the two pieces together, I use quilting thread (40 wt) and a nice long straw needle. I use the Figure 8 (also called baseball) stitch to seam the two pieces together. This consists of putting the needle down a quarter to half inch from the edge of the batting on the right side, then coming up between the two pieces of batting. Then I put the needle down a quarter to half inch from the edge of the left side of the batting, then up between the two pieces of batting. Repeat. The stitch makes a Figure 8 shape and holds the two sides together firmly.
When I'm done, I can shake the piece of batting and no gaps appear along the seam. The batting acts like it was one single piece all along.
#43
Originally Posted by Cybrarian
I've read about the tape but haven't looked for it yet. Does Joanns carry it? Expensive? Worth the cost?
#44
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,260
I have a ton of scrap batting and want to join them also so they don't bunch up. Sewing on the machine is a pain in the butt but I do like what you are saying about sewing them by hand. Can you take a picture or two of your method to show us visual learners just how this is done?
Originally Posted by quiltmouse
here's my method:
I hand whip scraps together.
I use a slip knot for a knot, go down left hand batting, up immediately next to stitch, needle thru the loop, pull tight.
You are up on the left, sewing about 1/2"-3/8" from the edge. stitch down in between the 2 battings, up on the right batting, down in between, up on the left batting. always up through the batting & down in the seam. When you pull it tight, it butts, no lumping, the stitches inbetween keep it from bunching. stiches are about 3 to an inch. goes really fast.
I hand whip scraps together.
I use a slip knot for a knot, go down left hand batting, up immediately next to stitch, needle thru the loop, pull tight.
You are up on the left, sewing about 1/2"-3/8" from the edge. stitch down in between the 2 battings, up on the right batting, down in between, up on the left batting. always up through the batting & down in the seam. When you pull it tight, it butts, no lumping, the stitches inbetween keep it from bunching. stiches are about 3 to an inch. goes really fast.
#49
I butted up mine then used a zigzag stitch by hand with the last quilt or by machine when I need to.
Originally Posted by Suedon
Any suggestions for the best way to join batting pieces so that they are wide enough to fit my quilt. The quilt is a 58" square and my batting is only 48" wide.
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